Saturday, October 15, 2011

Today I bought on clearance 3 "no sugar added" mini fruit pies fromWal-Mart. They were cherry, blueberry and apple. This was an impulsepurchase. I was tempted by the low price and the "no sugar added"on the label. I ate them all. I was hungry.

I should have know better. I read the ingredients a little too late.They all have Maltitol. I have run into Maltitol before. Usually itgives me gas really bad. Although it is frequently used as a sugarsubstitute in a many different products, maybe it should be illegal."Sugar alcohols" in general tend to cause intestinal problems...

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

If I were to eat a small piece (14g) of dark chocolate every day, I think that I would eat it in the morning because that is when my blood sugar would the lowest. I tried this once, and it didn’t work because I couldn’t resist eating more than 14g per day. (Studies showed that 14g prevented high blood pressure and stroke, but more than 14g per day caused weight gain due to the excess sugar.)